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Examining the Wim Hof Method’s effect on endometriosis pain

A woman sits in a bath of ice while practising the Wim Hof Method.

The efficacy of the Wim Hof Method (WHM) in relation to endometriosis will be explored in a pilot trial at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide. 

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Genetics, not lack of oxygen, causes cerebral palsy in quarter of cases

Professor Alastair MacLennan with Mattthew Reinerstein who has cerebral palsy

The world’s largest study of cerebral palsy (CP) genetics has discovered genetic defects are most likely responsible for more than a quarter of cases in Chinese children, rather than a lack of oxygen at birth as previously thought.

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Teaching older dogs new tricks for a longer life

Photo of Tracey Taylor with a dog on the grass.

Keeping the mind active as we age is often recommended to ward off or improve symptoms of dementia in people, but can the same advice also be put into practice for pet dogs as they enter their twilight years?

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Researchers to investigate prevalence of PFAS in livestock

Sheep and cows on a farm credit James Bowyer

A new national study by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will seek to understand the prevalence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n livestock, with researchers seeking farmers who have previously applied biosolids as fertiliser to be collaborators in the project.

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Renewed partnership with Dassault Systèmes puts next-gen engineers in the cloud

Cuttlefish AV team

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide and Dassault Systèmes have extended their partnership, giving students access to some of the most powerful software available for systems engineering design and advanced manufacturing.

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SciStarter ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ is a new home for citizen science

SciStarter ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ app in use

Citizen science platform SciStarter ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ has officially launched on the final day of Global Citizen Science month, creating a one-stop location for citizen science projects seeking volunteers in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

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Top honours bestowed on leading alumni

Professor Jane Visvader receives her Honorary Doctorate from Professor Høj AC and the Hon Catherine Branson AC KC outside Bonython Hall.

Honorary doctorates will be awarded to three leaders in their respective fields as part of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s graduation ceremonies, beginning today, Monday 29 April. 

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Should ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ be more like Dundee or Barty?

Girt by Sea

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ experts in international relations have written a new book that aims to challenge the conventions around what ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s national security is and could be in the future. 

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Genetic hope in fight against devastating wheat disease

Dr Xiujuan Yang examining the health state of wheat flowers

Fungal disease Fusarium head blight (FHB) is on the rise due to increasingly humid conditions induced by climate change during the wheat growing season, but a fundamental discovery by ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers could help reduce its economic harm.

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Playford Trust Scholarships awarded for 2024

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide honours recipients

Twenty-one ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide students have received scholarships from the Playford Memorial Trust. 

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